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International Edition

The Bar: BSB criticises Neuberger's Bar entry reform agenda

The Bar Standards Board issues a controversial response to Neuberger's Bar access working party, offshore jurisdictions continue to attract senior barristers and No5 Chambers expands once again. Claire Ruckin reports on the latest events at the Bar
7 minute read

International Edition

Legal Developments: Slowing down the carousel

If there is a real risk that the Revenue will refuse to repay the UK broker's input tax, the carousel stops because the UK broker cannot afford to carry the loss. The fraudsters' response to refusals was to create a system in which the UK broker does not have to reclaim input tax - hence 'contra-trading'. Instead of exporting the goods and then seeking repayment, the UK broker enters into a fresh (and apparently unconnected) transaction in relation to different goods which are purchased from another member state, VAT-free. The goods are then sold on to UK trader two (the 'contra-trader') who exports them back to a taxable person in the other member state.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Lousy Service

Client service should be second nature to lawyers. But some seem woefully out of touch with their clients' needs and concerns.
9 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Companies Can Fire Employees They Deem Too Risky

When Green Bay, Wis.-based trucking company Schneider National inducted Jerome Hoefner into the company's Million Mile Club in 2002, an award given to those who have driven 1 million miles without an accident, it seemed as though Hoefner's employment with Schneider was secure.
5 minute read

Inside Counsel

Credit Chaos

Plaintiffs' bar attacks merchants for violations of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Ban on Hiring Ex-Convicts Raises Title VII Concerns

Douglas El was only 15 when a jury found him guilty of second-degree murder in 1960.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Eligibility Check

Employers turn to software solutions to ensure I-9 compliance.
18 minute read

Corporate Counsel

High Court Forces EPA to Regulate Utilities

When Janet Reno and former EPA chief Carol Browner began suing coal-burning power companies in the final months of the Clinton administration, they sparked a legal battle that still rages today in the federal courts.
13 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Level Playing Field

China's government strips foreign companies of preferential tax treatment.
6 minute read

Inside Counsel

Policy Pitfalls

Court finds common handbook language violates National Labor Relations Act.
6 minute read

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